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![Expo to help set career pathways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Expo to help set career pathways
After 22 years, the Career Expo show has been given a makeover to provide even more help for students and older people looking for a change in direction.
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Cutting through
Sharp hairdresser's scissors and sudden involuntary movements may seem a bad combination, but for Frank Neru it's an obstacle he's willing to cut through.
![Rodney Hide: The writing's on the arm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rodney Hide: The writing's on the arm
Air NZ's rejection of would-be employee Claire Nathan because of the ta moko on her forearm highlights how NZ is developing, writes Rodney Hide.
![Honeymoon period vital part of worker's engagement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Honeymoon period vital part of worker's engagement
A successful on-boarding experience is one that starts the moment a new employee is recruited, moves at pace, and involves not just learning the job but gaining a full view of the organisation they have joined.
![Benefiting from work-based training](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Benefiting from work-based training
When Maori apprentice Danual Keig began training as a motor mechanic with Ebbett Holden, the last thing he expected was to be awarded Employee of the Year 2012 at the Wellington branch.
![Workers' $4 an hour claims probed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Workers' $4 an hour claims probed
Labour inspectors are investigating claims than an Auckland restaurant chain is paying workers $4 an hour.
![Turning back from Oz dream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Turning back from Oz dream
New Zealanders are beginning to realise the Australian dream is not so perfect and the grass may in fact be starting to become greener over here.
![Do you find tattoos 'intimidating'?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Do you find tattoos 'intimidating'?
Air New Zealand says tattoos were seen as "frightening or intimidating" in many cultures. Do you agree? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:
![Kiwi employers struggling to find staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwi employers struggling to find staff
Half of all New Zealand employers are struggling to find staff with the right skills, with engineers most in demand, a survey has found.
![Restaurateur 'took advantage' of elderly couple - ERA](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Restaurateur 'took advantage' of elderly couple - ERA
A restaurateur who took $7000 from an elderly Chinese couple who were seeking his help with their daughter's immigration case by getting her a job in his kitchen has lost his employment battle.
![Air NZ wrangle: Tattoos the 'new norm'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ wrangle: Tattoos the 'new norm'
Prime Minister John Key says he is surprised by Air New Zealand's refusal to hire a woman with a traditional Maori tattoo.
![Budding stylists inspire couple to start hair academy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Budding stylists inspire couple to start hair academy
A Tauranga hair salon is launching an academy for struggling stylists after being inspired by the efforts of five disadvantaged students.
![Maori tattoo doesn't cut it at Air NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Maori tattoo doesn't cut it at Air NZ
Claire Nathan says she had her dreams of being an air hostess dashed after Air New Zealand turned her away because of her ta moko.
![Taurima to face TVNZ bosses on future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Taurima to face TVNZ bosses on future
TVNZ broadcaster Shane Taurima will talk to his bosses this week about what role he will have after unsuccessfully contesting Labour's Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidacy.
![Herald on Sunday editorial: Great films, but where are the jobs?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Herald on Sunday editorial: Great films, but where are the jobs?
Editorial: We are yet to see evidence that Weta has done all it can to employ New Zealanders, and it needs to answer the questions raised by its widespread use of overseas workers.
![Business goes social to get employees sharing, innovating](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Business goes social to get employees sharing, innovating
Forbes Magazine predicts that 2013 will be the year for social business, with organisations integrating social technologies into the way they attract, engage and empower employees.
![Editorial: New body for teachers key to change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: New body for teachers key to change
Editorial: The Teachers Council, the registration body that ought to speak with the authority of the New Zealand Law Society or Medical Association, never offers a view on educational issues.
![Defence redundancy letters released](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Defence redundancy letters released
Hundreds of long-serving Defence Force personnel were told they had low potential.
![Scouts employee treated charity as 'personal bank'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Scouts employee treated charity as 'personal bank'
A Scouts employee who racked up more than $20,000 of personal expenses was unjustifiably dismissed despite treating the charity as a "personal bank".
![Itchy feet a positive sign, says expert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Itchy feet a positive sign, says expert
More than half the workers in an employment survey plan to look for a new job in the next year.
![Baby issue 'up to Speaker'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Baby issue 'up to Speaker'
Prime Minister John Key does not believe Parliament's hours should be reduced to make it more "family friendly" after a Labour MP was sitting with her baby till midnight.
![Half of NZ workers eyeing new jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Half of NZ workers eyeing new jobs
More than half of the workers in an employment survey are planning to look for a new job in the next year.
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Call to relax rules for MPs with babies
Parliament's Speaker is considering a rule change for MPs with babies after Nanaia Mahuta was required to be in Parliament with her five-month-old baby until midnight.